TCA Award Nominations

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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- FOX's "Arrested Development" will be the show to beat when the 2004 TV Critics Association Awards are handed out next month.

The freshman comedy was nominated five times giving FOX an impressive nine nominations overall. HBO however was the top nominee with 14 nods thanks to "The Sopranos," "Deadwood" and "Angels in America."

The awards themselves will be handed out Saturday, July 17 at the Westin Century Plaza Hotel with Bill Maher opening the proceedings. Here's a breakdown of all the nominees:

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
"Angels in America" (HBO)
"Arrested Development" (Fox)
"The Apprentice" (NBC)
"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
"The Sopranos" (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
"Arrested Development" (Fox)
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO)
"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
"Sex and the City" (HBO)
"The Office" (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
"The Sopranos" (HBO)
"24"(Fox)
"The Shield" (FX)
"Deadwood" (HBO)
"The Wire" (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINISERIES AND SPECIALS
"Angels in America" (HBO)
"Lion in Winter" (Showtime)
"Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness" (PBS)
"Soldier's Girl" (Showtime)
"State of Play" (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
"Arrested Development" (Fox)
"Deadwood" (HBO)
"Joan of Arcadia" (CBS)
"The OC" (Fox)
"Wonderfalls" (Fox)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm")
Ricky Gervais ("The Office")
Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show")
Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development")
Jeffrey Tambor ("Arrested Development")

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Edie Falco ("The Sopranos")
James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos")
Ian McShane ("Deadwood")
Al Pacino ("Angels in America")
Kiefer Sutherland ("24")

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
"Dora the Explorer" (Nickelodeon)
"Fairly OddParents" (Nickelodeon)
"Nick News" (Nickelodeon)
"Sesame Street" (PBS)
"The Proud Family" (Disney Channel)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
"Frontline" (PBS)
"60 Minutes" (CBS)
"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
"Nightline" (ABC)
"Meet the Press" (NBC)

HERITAGE AWARD
"60 Minutes" (CBS)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
"Frasier" (NBC)
"Friends" (NBC)
"Frontline" (PBS)

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My picks for winners....

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
"Arrested Development" (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
"Arrested Development" (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
"24"(Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINISERIES AND SPECIALS (haven't seen any of these)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
"Arrested Development" (Fox)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development")

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Kiefer Sutherland ("24")

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
"Fairly OddParents" (Nickelodeon)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)

HERITAGE AWARD
"Frasier" (NBC)